Rescuing Texas History, 2007 - 83 Matching Results
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- ["El Capitan" climbs towards Raton Pass]
- Climbing towards the crest of Raton Pass, Santa Fe's "El Capitan", a high-level consist, affords passengers an opportunity to enjoy the mountain scenery of southern Colorado near the famous Wootton Ranch.
- ["The Capitol Limited"]
- Baltimore and Ohio's "The Capitol Limited" train No. 6, eastbound rolls through Halithorpe, Maryland enroute to Washington D.C. circa 1959.
- [Former Childress County Agent Chile Smith and 4-H Member Larry Murphy]
- Photograph of former Childress County Agent, Chile Smith, and 4-H member, Larry Murphy. The two men are shaking hands as Chile Smith hands a certificate to Larry Murphy. The certificate is facing the camera. They are inside an office and are both wearing cowboy hats.
- [GG1 Electric Locomotive]
- Pensy's famous GG1 electric locomotive, number 4868, heads passenger train on the electrified division, circa 1959. This type of locomotive has a capability of pulling a consist of 17 to 22 streamlined cars at speeds up to 90 miles per hour.
- [Kitchen on the "Southern Belle"]
- The chefs and assistants prepare dinner aboard the Kansas City Southern Railway's "Southern Belle" train No.1, southbound, enroute from Kansas City to Shreveport, Louisiana.
- [Missouri Pacific Railroad - Dining Car]
- Interior view of dining car which features unique side seating arrangement in the consist of the Missouri Pacific's "The Texas Eagle" traversing the St. Louis to Texas route.
- [New York Central Locomotive]
- New York Central's Electric locomotive No. 341, the type used on the head-end of passenger trains, awaits its next run over the electrified main line from Croton-Hampton to Grand Central Station, circa 1959. This rail distance is 32.7 miles. The railroad is also electrified to North White Plains on the Harlem Division, a distance of 24 miles.
- [Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 locomotive]
- Pensy's GG1, No. 4876 is one of the veteran electric locomotives in service on the run between New York and Harrisburg and also on the route from Philadelphia through Baltimore to Washington D. C. circa 1959.
- ["Southern Belle"]
- Kansas City Southern Railway's "Southern Belle" train No. 1, southbound, crossing Truman Road enroute from Kansas City to Shreveport, Louisiana. Kansas City in the distance.
- [Stark Mansion viewed from Main Street in 1959]
- Photograph of the Stark mansion viewed from Main Street in 1959. It is a three-story house with ornate architectural elements.
- [Steam locomotive in Durango, Colorado]
- Photograph of the Denver and Rio Grande Western's engine No. 473, stopped at Durango, Colorado. Two men are standing in front of the train and appear to be inspecting one of the cars. Mountains are visible in the background and there is snow on the ground. This engine is a Mikado type 2-8-2 locomotive, which headed passenger trains on narrow gauge rails between Alamosa and Durango and also on the Durango-Silverton line.
- Southern Union Gas Co.
- Southern Union Gas Co. employees sitting listen to radio speaker, frontal shot, back wall seen with Work Safely sign
- Southern Union Gas Co.
- Southern Union Gas Co. employees sit around dining area table listening to a radio speaker
- Men in mechanical workshop
- Men lifting pulling machinery at mechanical workshop
- Men in mechanical workshop
- A man welds a pipe at mechanical construction workshop
- Men in mechanical workshop
- Men working individually in the mechanical workshop
- Buttrey's Models
- Two women at bottom of the staircase, one with an umbrella, modeling for Buttrey's at 107 W 6th
- Buttrey's Models
- Two women modeling at bottom of staircase with purses for Buttrey's at 107 W 6th
- Buttrey's Models
- Two women modeling on a staircase for the camera for Buttrey's at 107 W 6th
- [Granny Pearce's 90th Birthday Party]
- Photograph of Granny Pearce's 90th birthday party at the First Christian Church. Granny is sitting at the end of the table in front of her cake. The lady sitting on the left side at the front of the table is Mrs. C.E. Lauer. Also in the photograph is Mrs. Sadie Davis, Mrs. Youngblood, Mrs. Florence McDonald, Mrs. Mildred Smith, Kate Pearson, and Mrs. Powell (seating arrangement is unknown).
- [Mrs. O.P. 'Granny' Pearce's 90th Birthday Party]
- Photograph of Mrs. O.P. 'Granny' Pearce celebrating her 90th birthday at the First Christian Church on February 2, 1959. She passed away on July 14, 1961 at the age of 92.
- Portrait - Mr. Cortez
- Portrait of Mr. Cortez
- Birthday Party
- Toddler McDonald birthday girl around cake on table with playmates
- Birthday Party
- Mr. & Mrs. McDonald and toddler child pose around cake on table for birthday celebration
- Birthday Party
- Smiling McDonald toddler girl sitting on table with her birthday cakes
- Downtown Scene
- Frontal Shot of the State Capitol from on top of a building
- Downtown Scene
- Shot east of State Capitol from the top of a building facing west
- Delwood Neighborhood
- Site photo. Street scene looking down Cameron Road where it intersects Cloverleaf in Delwood.
- Delwood Neighborhood
- Street scene looking down Cloverleaf from Cameron Road. Site photo.
- Delwood Neighborhood
- Site photo. Street scene looking down Cloverleaf from Cameron Road.
- Delwood Neighborhood
- Intersection of Cameron Road and Cloverleaf. Site photo. Street scene.
- Delwood Neighborhood
- Intersection of Cameron Road and Cloverleaf.
- Delwood Neighborhood
- Intersection of Cameron Road and Cloverleaf in the Delwood neighborhood. Site photos.
- Beautician Awards
- Committee judge handing trophy to competitor.
- Beautician Awards
- Woman sitting down with trophy shot in profile
- Beautician Awards
- Three beautician committee men standing behind three sitting trophy winning beauticians
- Beautician Awards
- Trophy winner poses for the camera with prize while sitting down (frontal shot)
- Beautician Awards
- Trophy winner sits down in chair with prize and gazes at the camera
- Mr. Kuehne
- Mr. Hugo Kuehne at his office desk
- Gussie Shutterly's Well
- Photograph of the lower portion of an oil well including the lower part of a tower surrounded by other structures. Several cars are parked on the far right and left sides of the images. There is a double exposure on the right side of the photograph that shows the back end of a car. A handwritten note along the bottom of the photo says, "Gussie Shutterly's Well. May 1959."
- 1910 Auto with Capitol Building
- Old fashioned couple stands next to 1910 automobile with the State Capitol in the background
- Crowning 1959 Dairy Princess
- Young women line up in 1959 Dairy Princess competition
- Crowning 1959 Dairy Princess
- Crowned Dairy Princess holds flowers as tiara is placed on her head.
- Crowning 1959 Dairy Princess
- Crowning the Dairy Princess
- [Group of Men at St. Edward's University Retreat]
- Photograph of a group of men and two clergymen at a St. Edward's University retreat. The photographer wrote the name "Horace Spiller" on the envelope of the negative.
- [Men and Clergymen at St. Edward's University Retreat]
- Photograph of a group of men and two clergymen at a St. Edward's University retreat. The photographer wrote the name "Horace Spiller" on the envelope of the negative.
- St. Edward's Retreat
- A group of men gathered on the steps of a church. Two clergymen stand at the front of the group.
- Whalen Family
- Large family group posed in front of Victorian cottage.
- Whalen Family
- Large family group posed in front of a Victorian bungalow.
- Squibb, E. R. & Sons - White's Pharmacy
- Shot of Squibb advertisement in White's Pharmacy, 523 Congress Ave.